Examines the impact of cultural differences on recruitment and selection practices in the USA and Germany, using a sample of 45 German and 25 US firms. Finds that German firms reported a significantly higher utilization of low‐risk recruitment methods for both blue‐ and white‐collar...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is two‐fold: first, the degree to which career adaptability, career optimism, and career knowledge predict career decisiveness in China, Germany, and the US is to be examined; second, the effect of the five personality traits on the determinants of career...